This Chicken Garlic Roast, as the name suggests is strongly flavored with garlic and the fenugreek seed powder used in this recipe gives a mild sour tinge to the taste buds. It can be served as a starter with green chutney.

Prep time: 15 minCook time: 25-30 minServes: 2–3

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken

2 onions

12 garlic cloves

½ bunch coriander

½ tsp saunf (fennel seeds)

Few curry leaves for garnish

1 tsp garam masala

½ tsp pepper powder

8 green chillies

½ tsp turmeric

1 inch cinnamon

3 cloves

½ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)

1 tsp coriander seeds

Salt to taste

2 tbsp refined oil

1 tsp lime juice

Method:

Clean chicken and cook with salt, turmeric and very little water till ½ done. Keep aside.

Dry roast coriander seeds, cinnamon, cloves and fenugreek seeds and powder them together. Boil onions (cut into very thick pieces) till soft, drain water and grind along with coriander to a fine paste. Grind chillies and garlic separately to a fine paste.